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The Cricket on the Hearth (II) (1914)
Short | 22 min | Drama, Short

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The Cricket on the Hearth (II) (1914)

Short | 22 min | Drama, Short

Caleb and Blind Bertha are seen at work. John Perrybingle and his sweetheart, Dot, are seen at the May Pole dance. John takes Dot to see their future home. Old Tackleton, who wants Edward's sweetheart for his wife, is insulting in his ...See moreCaleb and Blind Bertha are seen at work. John Perrybingle and his sweetheart, Dot, are seen at the May Pole dance. John takes Dot to see their future home. Old Tackleton, who wants Edward's sweetheart for his wife, is insulting in his action to May and is knocked down by Edward, who really fears he has killed him. This compels Edward to escape and we see Tackleton on his recovery avenging on the poor father the son's action. Caleb is rendered poorer and poorer, but through it all he maintains a stout heart in order to conceal the real situation of their poverty from his blind daughter. Dot and John are married and oh, what a wonderful baby Tilly Slowboy has to take care of, and my, how the cricket chirps in their happy home. May, to save her father, consents to marry old Tackleton, and we see them on the way to the church. Edward comes back, though, and old Tackleton turns out better than we thought. Edward and May are married and then what a homecoming they all have. And how happy old Caleb is to find his son has come home to him. And the cricket never stops his chirping. You know Dickens says, "To have a cricket on the hearth is the luckiest thing in all the world." Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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14 cast members

Name	Known for
Sydney Ayres Caleb Plummer Caleb Plummer See fewer	The Man from Argentina (1915)
Vivian Rich Dot Dot See fewer	In Trust (1915)
Jack Richardson Old Tackleton Old Tackleton See fewer	The Midnight Express (1924)
Caroline Frances Cooke Bertha (as Caroline Cooke) Bertha (as Caroline Cooke) See fewer	Son of Frankenstein (1939)
Harry von Meter John Perrybingle John Perrybingle See fewer	Lillo of the Sulu Seas (1916)
Louise Lester Tilly Slowboy Tilly Slowboy See fewer	Calamity Anne's Dream (1913)
Harris L. Forbes Edward Plummer - Caleb's Son Edward Plummer - Caleb's Son See fewer	Hearts and Skirts (1912)
Charlotte Burton May Fielding May Fielding See fewer	Her Younger Sister (1914)
Chick Morrison Dot's Father (as Charles Morrison) Dot's Father (as Charles Morrison) See fewer	Black Beauty (I) (1921)
Violet Knights Vinnie (as Violet Neitz) Vinnie (as Violet Neitz) See fewer	The Phantom (1931)
Edith Borella Mrs. Fielding Mrs. Fielding See fewer	The Man Who Came Back (II) (1914)
Julius Frankenburg Porter Porter See fewer	The Land Just Over Yonder (1916)
William Tedmarsh Old Gardener Old Gardener See fewer	The Girl of the Manor (1912)
Anna English Dot's Mother Dot's Mother See fewer	The Cricket on the Hearth (II) (1914)